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Curso de Ingles 21 de 30
Curso de Ingles 21 de 30
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UNIT 21 1
M arg. - I lik e t his r est aur ant , T om ! T he soup is g ood. Ver y g ood!
Tom - Uh huh. I t isn’t bad. But t he soup t hat m y m ot her m ak es
is bet t er .
M arg. - O h, well! O ne always eat s bet t er at hom e. My m ot her
m ak es delicious soup. She’s a wonder f ul cook !
Tom - Ah! T hat is ver y g ood news!
M arg. - W hy is it g ood news, dear ?
Tom - W ell, Mar g ar et . . . your m ot her ’s eyes ar e as blue as t he
sea, but your eyes ar e even bluer . Your m ot her is a ver y
g ood pianist , but you ar e even bet t er . You say t hat your
m ot her is a wonder f ul cook , so I hope t hat when you
beg in t o cook f or m e, you will be - - -
M arg. - But T om ! You k now t hat I can’t cook at all! I can’t even
m ak e cof f ee.
Tom - And I say t hat you will soon lear n t o cook . You say t hat
your m ot her m ak es delicious soup. W ell, I ’m sur e t hat
your soup is g oing t o be even m or e delicious. T he m ost
delicious soup in t he wor ld!
M arg. - No, T om . I t will be bad. Ver y bad. I t will be wor se t han
poison. I t will be t he wor st soup in t he wor ld.
Tom - My dar ling , you ar e a pessim ist ! You always expect t he
wor st .
M arg. - And you ar e a f oolish opt im ist . You always expect t he
best .
Tom - O pt im ist s ar en’t f oolish. T hey’r e ver y wise.
M arg. - Do you t hink you ar e ver y wise, T om ?
Tom - Som et im es I am , ar en’t I ? I was wise in choosing you f or
m y f iancée, wasn’t I ?
M arg. - Dar ling ! W hat a delig ht f ul com plim ent !
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Tom - Do you t hink so, dear ? W ell, now you ar e g oing t o hear
som et hing even m or e delig ht f ul.
M arg. - W hat ?
Tom - Af t er we leave Bar celona we ar e g oing t o visit Rom e and
At hens.
M arg. - O h T om ! Really?
Tom - Yes, r eally. And now list en t o t his: Last nig ht , j ust bef or e
g oing t o sleep, I had a splendid idea. I nst ead of wait ing
t ill next sum m er , we could m ar r y t his wint er ! W hat do
you t hink about t hat ?
M arg. - T om ! How wonder f ul!
Tom - Do you st ill t hink I ’m f oolish, dear ?
M arg. - O h no, of cour se I don’t ! You ar e t he best and wisest of
all m en!
one
Si el nombr e es pl ur al s e us a “ones ”.
• Abel lik es all subj ect s, but t he ones t hat he lik es best ar e:
hist or y and f or eig n lang uag es.
one
Abel
home = hogar
Con ver bos de movi mi ent o “hom e” no r equi er e ni nguna pr epos i ci ón.
Rober t and M i l l i e
to make = hacer
Millie
W hen Mar g ar et wear s pink , she look s char m ing . But when she
wear s g r een, she look s even m or e char m ing .
Rober t and M i l l i e
( In t he mor ni ng )
===
t o be l at e = l l egar t ar de; es t ar en r et r as o
s ai nt = s ant o
t o t al k nons ens e = deci r t ont er í as
to be going to
Rober t and M i l l i e
( In t he af t er noon )
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Not a
Rober t and M i l l i e
( In t he eveni ng )
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often = a menudo
sometimes = a veces
w ord study
w ord study
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information = i nf or maci ón; i nf or maci ones
w ord study
Abel
w ord study
long = l ar go
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w ord study
record = di s co
< < < < < §> > > > >
cheap = económi co
bookcase = l i br er í a (muebl e)
bookshop = l i br er í a (t i enda)
< < < < < §> > > > >
He speak s Eng lish bet t er t han I ( do) . Habla inglés mejor que yo.
suf f ixes = s uf i j os
-ful = l l eno de
-less = sin
-ness
-ship
-ity
2. to expect
c) s uponer
That ’ s al l r i ght .
That ’ s O K.
I t ’ s a pl easur e.
< < < < < §> > > > >
G eor ge G r ay
W hy?
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UNIT 21 19
f or m y g uest s. ”
As I was saying bef or e, lif e is t oug h! como
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Dur ing lunch she t alk s all t he t im e. O nce or t wice her durante
husband beg ins t o speak about his wor k at t he hospit al,
but she doesn’t list en t o him . She want s t o t alk about her
visit t o t he hair dr esser ’s. She t ells her husband all t he
t hing s t hat t he hair dr esser said t o her , and she t alk s a lot le dijo
about t wo ot her wom en who wer e t her e. She r em em ber s
ever yt hing about t hese wom en - t heir clot hes, t heir
shoes … t he colour of t heir hair and eyes . . . And while she
t alk s, she laug hs. Her husband doesn’t ask , “ But what ar e
you laug hing about ?” It isn’t necessar y. Because he
alr eady k nows t he answer : she is laug hing about not hing ,
as always.
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